There was a time when you saw the name of Luc Besson attached to a film and you would blindly buy that ticket. Leon the Professional, The Fifth Element, La Femme Nikita come to mind but unfortunately his brand name has diminished considerably since.

He is back with a film which he writes and directs and manages to get one of the hottest female leads in Hollywood currently. The films looks like a mash up of Crank, Limitless, X-Men and countless other films but I love the casting of Scarlett Johansson as the title character. Hopefully Luc Besson revives his name and directing career.

About Kamal Tolani

Kamal is an ardent sports fan, but it is his thirst for good cinema that has him clocking over 100 movies annually. Known for his encyclopedic knowledge of director and actor filmographies, he counts Richard Linklater's Before series as his favorite movie trilogy.